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HISD board accepts mid‑year academic progress updates; district reports mid‑year NWEA gains
Summary
The Houston ISD Board of Managers voted 9‑0 to accept mid‑year monitoring updates on career and college credit goals. District officials reported mid‑year gains on NWEA (MAP) growth metrics and said scheduling and centralized monitoring are key to meeting end‑of‑year targets.
The Houston Independent School District Board of Managers voted 9‑0 on Feb. 13 to accept a mid‑year monitoring update covering Goal 3 progress measures — career and technical education completer status (3.2) and percent of 11th graders who qualify for college credit (3.3).
Superintendent Mike Miles and Chief Kristen Hall presented the update and a separate mid‑year NWEA (MAP) report. Hall told the board that, at mid‑year, 46 percent of students were on track to meet CTE completer status, above the district’s end‑of‑year target of 36 percent. She said the district is focusing on centralized scheduling and counselor training so students can remain in program sequences from grade to grade.
“For CTE, one of the most important things that we are paying attention to this year is the scheduling of students so that they can continue in their existing programs,” Hall said. She described monthly campus reviews, employer partnerships and quarterly assessments in foundational programs of study as part of the work to boost completer rates.
Miles summarized the district’s NWEA midpoint results and cautioned against relying on any single assessment. He noted the board’s target of 55 percent for NWEA “met expected growth” and said districtwide results tracked slightly above that target: “We hit 56 in math and 58 in English language arts,” he said. Miles also highlighted strong science results and said the district had moved median achievement percentiles to the right in several grades.
District staff said dual enrollment and dual credit enrollment rose sharply year‑over‑year, producing a mid‑year jump in the percent of 11th graders projected to qualify for college credit (from 26 percent at the beginning of the year to 32 percent at mid‑year). Hall credited an opt‑in auto‑enrollment policy for students demonstrating readiness, and said February–March scheduling is critical to meeting the district’s 35 percent end‑of‑year target for college credit.
Board members pressed for additional cohort tracking, clarity on mid‑to‑end‑of‑year attrition in completer status and a breakdown of results for NES (targeted assistance) and PUA schools. Staff said they will provide further disaggregated data and school‑level reports to trustees.
The presentation followed public comment during which students and community members raised classroom‑level concerns including curricular materials, library access and the district’s discipline policy for student walkouts.
The board’s acceptance of the monitoring update was procedural and drew no dissent. Members were told fuller subgroup and school‑level NWEA data will be shared with trustees and posted online.
The board will hear further academic and scheduling updates as campuses conclude student scheduling in February and monitor whether mid‑year gains hold through the end of the school year.
